Taji's Syndrome
““Why don’t they simply build a bridge?” Jeff asked. It was a question that had puzzled him the day before, when he had arrived at SeaTac early enough to be caught in traffic.
“All kinds of reasons,” said Harper, “mainly that Seattle doesn’t want one.” He was holding the printouts Jeff had given him yesterday. “I went over these last night. They’re not very encouraging.”
“No, they’re not,” said Jeff. His first trip to the Pacific Northwest, only two weeks ago, had filled him with an abid...ing dread. “We’ve had confirmation on over a thousand cases now, and the number is climbing.”
“And the fatality rate is still as high as it was?” Harper asked, the image of his dead son still fresh in his mind.
“Yes. There may be those with resistance or immunity, but so far we haven’t been able to locate them.” He turned away from the window and went back to the head of the conference table.MoreLess
“All kinds of reasons,” said Harper, “mainly that Seattle doesn’t want one.” He was holding the printouts Jeff had given him yesterday. “I went over these last night. They’re not very encouraging.”
“No, they’re not,” said Jeff. His first trip to the Pacific Northwest, only two weeks ago, had filled him with an abid...ing dread. “We’ve had confirmation on over a thousand cases now, and the number is climbing.”
“And the fatality rate is still as high as it was?” Harper asked, the image of his dead son still fresh in his mind.
“Yes. There may be those with resistance or immunity, but so far we haven’t been able to locate them.” He turned away from the window and went back to the head of the conference table.MoreLess
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